Society

What Have We Learned from Listening to America?

July 14, 2017  • Aspen Ideas to Go

Over the past year, the United States has been described as profoundly divided. But are these divisions as deep and hopeless as we think? The journalists in today’s show have made careers out of asking questions and listening to American voices. What have they gleaned from their thousands of conversations and interactions with people across the US? Featuring Joshua JohnsonMelissa BlockJames Fallows, and Charles Sykes.

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